DECERTIFY Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

decertify

verb

Definition of decertify

as in to invalidate

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Recent Examples of decertify In response to the CBS News reports, Oz announced in March an initiative to decertify any hospice providers that are found to be defrauding taxpayers by stealing the identities of people not in hospice or by overbilling for those who are dying. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 May 2026 But this 764-page piece of legislation does a myriad of other things, including creating a statewide system to decertify police officers who engage in serious misconduct. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026 Key accomplishments included a bill that created the first statewide process to decertify police officers who commit wrongdoing. — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Employees at the Wells Fargo branch in Casper, Wyoming, also filed a petition last week to decertify the union. — Chase Jordan april 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for decertify

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County staff said the new action and accompanying letters would invalidate the earlier agreements once the new agreements were approved and executed.

— Eric Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
The restrictions came into force on November 1 despite a June court ruling that invalidated similar policies in other states.

— Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of invalidate

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The committee, which backed other measures on the ballot designed to nullify the tax, raised more than $333 million, nearly a third of which came from Brin.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
In its Thursday decision, the court nullified all sales since the initial seizure of the painting, and ordered the return of the work.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of nullify

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Netanyahu’s party was among those that petitioned to disqualify Ra’am from running.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Andrew Miltenberg, a lawyer for Cornell student Gillio Lopes, filed a petition October 7 arguing those comments should disqualify James from leading a criminal investigation.

— Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

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